Aghanaglack
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AghanaglackorAghnaglack(fromIrishAchadh na Glaice'field of the hollow'[1]), is a townland inCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.It is situated in thecivil parishofBoho,as well asFermanagh and Omaghdistrict.
Etymology
[edit]Aghanaglack derives from theIrishachadh na glaice,meaning "field of the hollow".[1]Alternative spellings of this name recorded over the centuries include: Aghneglack (1609) Aghonaglacky (1611) Agheneglackie (1624) Aghneglacke (1630) Aghanlaike (1659) Glack, Glac or Glac Mhanchach Aghonaglacky Aghanaglach.[2][3]
History
[edit]The Reverend John Nixon states in his diary, that during the period of the Plantation, the Chief of the O’Flanagans (Hugh III) whose main residence was at Aghamore on the shore of Carrick Lough, received a grant of land at Glack in Boho. Some of the rulingseptof the O’Flanagans eventually settled in Austria.[4]
Giants Double Court Tomb
[edit]In 1938 a "doublecourt tomb"(Grid ref:H0981 4358)was excavated in the townland of Aghanaglack by Prof. Oliver Davies (4000–2000 BC).[5][6]The tomb is in a clearing in Ballintempo Forest at an altitude of 222 m (728 ft) (Grid ref: H097 435).[7]The twin galleries of the tomb are aligned east-west, one of which has a length of 4 metres, terminating in a 2-metre-tall stone and the other about 1 metre ending in the bedrock.[8]The site was thought to have been disturbed by previous excavations; some of the stones used for building;the actual cairn being used as a pigsty.[9]The tomb was found to containBronze AgeandStone Ageitems, pots, arrowheads and the remains of two children some of which can be found on display at theEnniskillenmuseum.[10][11]
Medieval High Cross Shaft
[edit]The medieval cross shaft (Grid ref: H1083 4351) is approximately 9 ft tall and includes the intact mortice for the cross head. This is a Scheduled Historic Monument.[12][13]
Aghnaglack Cave
[edit]This cave is a provisional Area of Special Scientific Interest and Scheduled Historic Monument because of its use as aSouterrain(grid ref: H1085 4357).[13]
Stone Circle with Cupmark and Cashel
[edit]A Scheduled Ancient Monument (FER210-038), this site overlooks Mullylusty at the head of the Lurgan river (grid ref: H1113 4361).[13]
Mass Rock
[edit]This Mass Rock is located in the sub-townland of Carrickanalter.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abPlace Names NI - Aghanaglack
- ^"Placenames NI".
- ^Dinneen, P. S. (1917).Me Guidhir Fhearmanach, the Maguires of Fermanagh.i. Maghnus agus Giolla Iosa, "dhá mhac Dhuinn Mhoir mic Raghnaill".M.H. Gill.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ^Parke, William K. (1994). "Extracts from the Diary of Reverend John Nixon".Clogher Record.15(1): 25–30.doi:10.2307/27699373.JSTOR27699373.
- ^Davies, O. (1939). "Excavation of a horned cairn at Aghanaglack, Co. Fermanagh".Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.69.Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland:21–38.
- ^Davies, Oliver; Darvill, T. C. (1980). "Court Cairns".Man.New Series.15(2): 375–377.JSTOR2801677.
- ^"Peatlands".Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
- ^"Aghanaglack Dual Court Tomb".GoIreland. Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2008.Retrieved17 March2009.
- ^"Prehistoric Monuments"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 April 2014.
- ^"Aghnaglack: Court Tomb".Megalithomania.Retrieved17 March2009.
- ^"Aghanaglack Dual Court Tomb".Irish Antiquities.Retrieved17 March2009.
- ^North West Ulster: The Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone.Yale University Press. 1979. p. 564.ISBN978-0300096675.
- ^abc"Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)"(PDF).NI Environment Agency.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 October 2013.Retrieved13 November2012.
- ^Boho Heritage Organisation (2009). Edel Bannon; Louise Mclaughlin; Cecilia Flanagan (eds.).Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore.Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland. p. 246.ISBN978-0-9560607-0-9.